Star · K0V
Gl 217
Gl 217 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Auriga, 68.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 27207 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 68.2 light-years (20.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.74 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,180 K |
| Luminosity | 0.552 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.922 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.862 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 46m 01.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 17′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 75.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.34); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1958. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 217, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3349 7.64 light-years
- 2MASS J06143818+3950357 9.62 light-years
- WISEPA J061407.49+391236.4 9.95 light-years
- GJ 3365 11.2 light-years
- WISE J050854.88+331920.8 11.7 light-years
- CWISE J061348.70+480820.5 14.2 light-years
- Gl 226.1 15.1 light-years
- Gl 220 15.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.